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March 1, 1999Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Management and Outcome of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Older Patients in the Thrombolytic Era

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1059 consecutive unselected admissions with definite or probable AMI at an acute cardiac unit in a…

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NMNiall MahonMCMary CoddCOCliona O’Rorke

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Suggests age-related undertreatment may contribute to higher AMI mortality; leaves open whether targeted protocols improve outcomes in trials.

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Population
1059 consecutive unselected admissions with definite or probable AMI at an acute cardiac unit in a university teaching hospital/cardiac tertiary referral center.
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Outcome
Hospital mortalityhard clinical

Older patients (>75 years) with AMI have significantly higher mortality and receive suboptimal evidence-based medical and interventional management compared to younger patients.

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Mahon et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1feccfc705fa157d0da08bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02991.x
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